USAID. MISSION TO NEPAL
TRAIL SUSPENSION BRIDGES
GRANT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED TO THE GOVT OF NEPAL (GON) TO UPGRADE THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT (LDD) AND THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE DIVISION (SBD) IN THE EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF FUTURE BRIDGE SITES, AND TO MATERIALLY SUPPLEMENT THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND PLANNING CAPABILITIES OF THESE UNITS.
1978
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Abstract
PROJECT COMPONENTS INCLUDE: 1)DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM OF SITE SURVEY AND SELECTION FOR FUTURE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BASED ON OBJECTIVE ENGINEERING,ADMINISTRATIVE, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC CRITERIA; 2)AN INCREASED INVENTORY OF BRIDGE PARTS TO BE UTILIZED BY SDB/LDD IN CONSTRUCTING AN INCREASED NUMBER OF BRIDGES; 3)DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL TRAIL NETWORK MAP AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, AND 4)DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM OF BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING TRAINING OF LOCAL TECHNICIANS. IN ADDITION, A STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED CONCERNING TRADESMEN WHICH HAVE BEEN DISPLACED AS A RESULT OF PAST BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. THIS STUDY WILL BE USED BY THE GON TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM ON A NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH TRAINING PROGRAMS IN COTTAGE INDUSTRIES.
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